Sunday Photos: What The Roadrunner Saw
I took a lot of pictures of last week’s Hill Country snow, but most of them were just documenting a rare event. I thought this one had a little more…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A Snowy Interlude
I’m taking a break from feral cat updates to share a look at this week’s weather here in the Texas Hill Country. We awoke Monday to 4 inches of snow.…
Read moreCat Trapping 101: Practice Test
Fate has a way of testing us all, and immediately after posting about cat trapping we had to put our skills to the test. The weather here in the Texas…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Cat Trapping 101
MiniMo is the last cat remaining from our colony, but it took trapping, neutering, and cat care to control our population. The first thing we had to do was trap…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: MiniMo Marches On
After mentioning MiniMo several times I thought I should introduce her, starting with her name. MiniMo is short for Mini-Mosby. She is the daughter and doppelgänger of Mosby, a solid…
Read moreSunday Photos: Rusting Metal
It’s not unusual see old farm and ranch equipment put out to pasture and on display around here, but this is one of the best. I’m not sure what it…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A Look Back At Starsky
After Starsky’s memorial of last week, here’s a more complete look at her life. Starsky was always one of the more social members of our feral colony. You can see…
Read moreCedar Waxwing Season
One of the few benefits of “Cedar Season” around here is the arrival of Cedar Waxwings. While the rest of us are sneezing and hacking due to pollen the Cedar…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: And Now There Is Only One
Starsky died Wednesday night. I mentioned Starsky last week as one of the last 2 remaining feral colony cats after Dark Darryl died. I was planning to cover her in…
Read moreLife at the River Crossing
I’ve become fond of an egret that fishes from a low bridge over the Medina River, not far from my house. He (or she, who knows?) likes to perch on…
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